A Node.js script to automatically start Hack Club Arcade sessions when you do not have internet access (such as when you are on a flight)

offline-arcade.js

const fs = require('fs');
const axios = require('axios');
const moment = require('moment-timezone');

// Constants
const DEPARTURE_DATE = '2024-08-16'; // FILL IN
const DEPARTURE_TIME = '1:55 AM'; // FILL IN
const DEPARTURE_TIMEZONE = 'Etc/GMT-7'; // FILL IN

const ARRIVAL_DATE = '2024-08-16'; // FILL IN
const ARRIVAL_TIME = '7:15 AM'; // FILL IN
const ARRIVAL_TIMEZONE = 'America/New_York'; // FILL IN

const ARCADE_API_KEY = 'Your API key here'; // FILL IN
const WORK_MESSAGE = 'Working on project XYZ'; // FILL IN
const API_ENDPOINT = 'https://hackhour.hackclub.com/api/start/xyz';
const LOG_FILE = 'logs.txt';

// Log messages to a file
const log = (message) => {
    const timestamp = moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');
    const logMessage = `${timestamp} - ${message}\n`;
    fs.appendFileSync(LOG_FILE, logMessage, (err) => {
        if (err) throw err;
    });
    console.log(logMessage);
};

// Send the POST request
const sendPostRequest = async () => {
    log(`Sending POST request to ${API_ENDPOINT}`);
    try {
        const response = await axios.post(API_ENDPOINT, {
            work: WORK_MESSAGE
        }, {
            headers: {
                'Authorization': `Bearer ${ARCADE_API_KEY}`,
                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
            }
        });

        if (response.data.ok) {
            log(`POST request successful. Session ID: ${response.data.data.id}`);
            return true;
        } else {
            log(`POST request failed. Retrying in 5 minutes...`);
            return false;
        }
    } catch (error) {
        log(`Error sending POST request: ${error.message}. Retrying in 5 minutes...`);
        return false;
    }
};

// Main function
const startProcess = async () => {
    const departureTime = moment.tz(DEPARTURE_TIME, 'hh:mm A', DEPARTURE_TIMEZONE);
    const arrivalTime = moment.tz(ARRIVAL_TIME, 'hh:mm A', ARRIVAL_TIMEZONE);

    log(`Script started. Departure time: ${departureTime.format()}, Arrival time: ${arrivalTime.format()}`);

    // Wait until 30 minutes after the departure time
    const timeUntilDeparture = moment.duration(departureTime.add(30, 'minutes').diff(moment()));
    if (timeUntilDeparture > 0) {
        log(`Waiting ${timeUntilDeparture.humanize()} until departure...`);
        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, timeUntilDeparture.asMilliseconds()));
    }

    while (moment().isBefore(arrivalTime)) {
        let success = false;
        while (!success) {
            success = await sendPostRequest();
            if (!success) {
                await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5 * 60 * 1000)); // Wait 5 minutes before retrying
            }
        }
        log(`Waiting 75 minutes before sending the next POST request...`);
        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 75 * 60 * 1000)); // Wait 75 minutes
    }

    log('Script ended as arrival time has been reached.');
};

// Run process
startProcess();